For the 5th time, the East Bay Polish American Association is organizing Polish Street Festival in Martinez. This year, the festival will take place on Saturday, August 29th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at Our Lady Mother of Immigrants Chapel on 909 Mellus Street in Martinez. If anyone is interested in displaying their art and talent, please reserve your spot by calling Richard Mleczko at (925) 759-5872. Although this is a Polish Festival, all artists and organizations are welcomed and encouraged to take part, regardless of their ethnic background. There will be fun for all ages including our youngest participants. After a delicious meal, cold beer, and socializing, there will still be room for entertainment. Our main stage will be located in the center of the event surrounded by all the festivities. During the day, artists from all age groups will present their talents to us. At this time, we are still working on the list of entertainers. Please mark your calendars, tell your friends and do not miss our event!

Lecture: The Plight of Christians in the Middle East by Father Paweł Bielecki M. D.
@ Fernwood Condominiums’ Club House

Aug 30 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Father Paul Bielecki of a Capuchin order, is a priest, but also a medical doctor. He lives and works at a Polish mission in Beirut, Lebanon. Father Paul will make a special presentation for us regarding the plight of the Christians in the Middle East AND on the Topic of Islamic Medicine.

Father Paul got his education at the Jagiellonian University and at the Pontifical University of John Paul II, both in Kraków, Poland. He is fluent in 6 languages. He is also a practicing surgeon, who completed his medical training at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. In addition, he is a PhD candidate in Middle Eastern Studies at NYU. He has worked with the United Nations in the Area of Human rights and above all is a selfless missionary. At the present time Father Bielecki is actively involved with the dangerous mission among Christian refugees in Lebanon. We are honored to have him join us during his short stay in California.

If you are a part of or the leader of Polish/American group of activists, we would like to invite you to the Annual Forum of Polonia Organizations. This meeting will allow us to exchange and share planned activities of our organizations for the upcoming seasons and discuss many aspects of the cooperative actions with the main focus to coordinate and inform. We’ll also explore a possibility of getting financial help from the local governments.

The meeting will take place on Sunday, January 31st, at 5:00PM at Hellada Gallery, 117 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802. Estimated time frame for the meeting is 2 ½ hours. Parking will be available on the corner of Elm Ave and Broadway for $5.00 or free on nearby streets.

Please bring 25 copies of the following information: a short description of your organization, the calendar for the year 2016, address, phone number, website address and e-mail of a contact person. This information will be distributed among the participants of the meeting.

Polonia Organizations not listed above and interested in attending are asked to contact us. All Polish organizations are welcome!

There will be an agenda sent to all invited organizations within next 10 days. If you have some suggestions about the topics to be discussed, please respond to this e-mail or call my cell at 562.682-9735

If you are a part of or the leader of Polish/American group of activists, we would like to invite you to the Annual Forum of Polonia Organizations. This meeting will allow us to exchange and share planned activities of our organizations for the upcoming seasons and discuss many aspects of the cooperative actions with the main focus to coordinate and inform. We’ll also explore a possibility of getting financial help from the local governments.

The meeting will take place on Sunday, May 1st, at 5:00PM at Hellada Gallery, 117 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802. Estimated time frame for the meeting is 2 ½ hours. Parking will be available on the corner of Elm Ave and Broadway for $5.00 or free on nearby streets.

Please bring 15 copies of the following information: a short description of your organization, the calendar for the year 2016/2017, address, phone number, website address and e-mail of a contact person. This information will be distributed among the participants of the meeting.

Polonia Organizations not listed above and interested in attending are asked to contact us. All Polish organizations are welcome!

There will be an agenda sent to all invited organizations within 10 days before the meeting. If you have some suggestions about the topics to be discussed, please respond to this e-mail or call my cell at 562.682-9735

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) is remembered as a virtuoso pianist, composer, philanthropist and humanitarian. Unfortunately, his role in regaining Poland’s independence after World War I is less well known. This lecture focuses on Paderewski’s political activities between 1910 and 1922, his role in the “Front Morges” political formation in Switzerland in the 1930s, and on his last year of life, when Paderewski became a World War II refugee in America. Rare photographs from the Paderewski Paso Robles Collection held at the Polish Music Center, USC, will illustrate the lecture.